Effects of marijuana on neurophysiological signals of working and episodic memory

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-222

  Ilan, Aaron B ^a   Smith, Michael E ^a   Gevins, Alan ^a  

^a SAM Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol; Episodic memory; Event related potentials; Marijuana; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 8744277821     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1868-9     Document Type: Article

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